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JEE Advanced 2007Paper 2
Exam
JEE Advanced
Year
2007
Paper
Paper 2
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
s Block Elements

JEE Advanced 2007 · Paper 2 · Chemistry · s Block Elements

Statement I Alkali metals dissolve in liquid ammonia to give blue...

Statement I Alkali metals dissolve in liquid ammonia to give blue solutions. Statement II Alkali metals in liquid ammonia give solvated species of the type \left(M\left(\mathrm{NH}_3\right)_n\right]^{+}(M=alkalimetalsalkali metals).

Options

  1. AStatement I is true, Statement II is true, Statement II is a correct explanation for Statement I
  2. BStatement I is true, Statement II is true, Statement II is not a correct explanation for Statement I
  3. CStatement I is true, Statement II is false
  4. DStatement I\mathrm{I} is false, Statement II\mathrm{II} is true

Correct answer

B. Statement I is true, Statement II is true, Statement II is not a correct explanation for Statement I

Step-by-step solution

Alkali metals in ammonia gives blue colour due to ammoniated e−e^{-}
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